Julia de Cadenet, founder of the charity World Protection for Dogs and Cats in the Meat Trade drives forward the ‘NoToDogMeat’ campaign. Animal advocacy is a departure from her training as a barrister, but her two lovely Samoyeds Anastasia and Anapache very much appreciate it.

20 years ago an amazing woman, and mentor to our cause, South Korean-born activist Kyenan Kum succeeded in getting mainstream airtime on the Korean dog meat trade. But after this programme was broadcast she found that doors were closed rather than opened.

Last Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl thousands attended a glittering evening performance of Chinese Splendor - the finale of a two week extravaganza of dance, music and theatre showcasing an array of national art forms from Chinese culture.